Ophthalmothrips longiceps (Haga)

Minoura, Kazushige & Mound, Laurence A., 2019, The world species of Ophthalmothrips Hood (Thysanoptera; Phlaeothripidae), with new records from Africa, China and Japan, Zootaxa 4623 (3), pp. 555-562 : 560

Ophthalmothrips longiceps (Haga)

( Figs 14, 17 )

Pyrgothrips longiceps Haga, 1975: 273 .

Known only from macropterae of both sexes, this species occurs in grass tussocks mainly in the tropical region of East Asia. It is similar to O. faurei from India, China and southern Japan in having a relatively long preocular projection, and in lacking a fore tarsal tooth in both sexes. It is distinguished from faurei by the slightly shorter preocular projection (less than 1.0 times as long as wide), and the pelta sharply pointed laterally in both sexes ( Fig. 17 ).

Specimens examined. JAPAN, Okinawa-prefecture, Ginowan-shi , 1 female on Miscanthus sinensis , 27-iii- 2005 ; Ishigaki-shi , 5 males, 11 females on Poaceae , 28-iii-2016 ; Yaeyama-gun, Yonaguni-cho , on Poaceae , 1 female, 3-iii-2016 , 1 male, 1-iii-2017 . CHINA, Henan Prov. Xinyan , 1 male on grass, 20-viii-1957 ; Henan Prov., 1 female on grass, 13-vii-1985 (in ANIC).

Figures

FIGURES 13–23. Ophthalmothrips species. Head, 13–16: (13) lesnei female from Kenya; (14) longiceps male; (15) miscan- thicola female; (16) pomeroyi male from Zaire. (17) longiceps female pelta. (18) pomeroyi male from Zaire, fore femur. Fore tibia and tarsus 19–23: (19) lesnei female from Kenya; (20) lesnei male from Kenya; (21) miscanthicola female; (22) miscant- hicola male; (23) pomeroyi male from Zaire.